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Local Government is expert at designing, operating, and maintaining the public realm so we re pleased the Commonwealth listened to us when preparing its Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism, released on Sunday by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Local Government s responsibility for managing the public realm now extends to developing, implementing and regularly testing protective security measures at venues considered susceptible to terrorist attack.

The global transport industry is on the cusp of a revolution as great as that precipitated by Henry Ford when he made the car accessible to the masses over a century ago. Few dispute this prediction or the inevitability of more productive and competitive transport networks.

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A Senate Select Committee has recommended that the Commonwealth government elect a department or body to oversee migrant and humanitarian settlement services. The recommendation was one of 13 made by the committee, which was inquiring into ways to protect and strengthen multiculturalism and social inclusion.

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is developing a register of potential community infrastructure projects around Australia. ALGA will draw on this register in building the evidence base to strengthen the case for a Commonwealth funding program to help councils undertake vital projects to meet community needs.

A seven-year study aimed at improving our understanding of pavement surface failures caused by heavy freight vehicles has been published. The Austroads project focused on the relationship between the horziontal stresses generated by heavy vehicles when turning, accelerating or braking and their impact on the performance of the pavement surface, particularly on sprayed seal surfacings.

COUNCIL libraries across Australia will be running hundreds of events on 14 September as part of the Australian Reading Hour campaign, in partnership with authors, publishers, and booksellers. The annual Reading Hour in Libraries is a campaign to encourage people of all ages to pick up a book at any time of the day and read for an hour.

A Senate Select Committee has recommended that the Commonwealth government elect a department or body to oversee migrant and humanitarian settlement services. The recommendation was one of 13 made by the committee, which was inquiring into ways to protect and strengthen multiculturalism and social inclusion.

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is developing a register of potential community infrastructure projects around Australia. ALGA will draw on this register in building the evidence base to strengthen the case for a Commonwealth funding program to help councils undertake vital projects to meet community needs.

A seven-year study aimed at improving our understanding of pavement surface failures caused by heavy freight vehicles has been published. The Austroads project focused on the relationship between the horziontal stresses generated by heavy vehicles when turning, accelerating or braking and their impact on the performance of the pavement surface, particularly on sprayed seal surfacings.

COUNCIL libraries across Australia will be running hundreds of events on 14 September as part of the Australian Reading Hour campaign, in partnership with authors, publishers, and booksellers. The annual Reading Hour in Libraries is a campaign to encourage people of all ages to pick up a book at any time of the day and read for an hour.

The Business Improvement in Local Government conference held on 22nd to 23rd November 2017 in Sydney will focus on working smarter, more efficiently, finding cost-savings and aligning future direction with the needs of the growing community.

Key themes:

Lead change management

Boost financial sustainability

Optimise service planning & delivery

Maximise technology & data governance for decision-making

Improve performance reporting and process transparency

Understand human centred design

Who will attend?

Local Government & Council executives with roles & responsibilities for:

The largest event of its kind in Australia, the Australian Smart Lighting Summit 2017 showcases smarter lighting solutions and practical street lighting replacement program case studies for our roads, parks and councils.

Endorsed by City of Melbourne & supported by IESANZ, the program profiles new developments in energy efficient street, urban, outdoor and connected public lighting.

With Melbourne city named the 2017 Intelligent Community of the Year by the Intelligent Community Forum, the city plays host to Australia's premiere symposium on smart lighting, smart cities and the Internet of Things. This event underscores the industry's commitment to developing innovative and intelligent lighting solutions.

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The project seeks to engage with private, commercial and local government regulators, including planners, assessors, building surveyors, inspectors and associated officials in the residential construction industry. We invite you to complete this survey and contribute to a national needs analysis identifying strategies and actions that have potential to strengthen energy efficiency compliance with the National Construction Code.